Control Arm Bushings.....Problem, Help!

[Marc Swanson]

> There is another dilemma, I don't know if I should also change the ball
> joints,

only if there is something wrong with them.  If they look all nasty and
ripped up replace em'.  If not.. just put the old ones back in.

> swaybar bushings etc while I'm at it.

might as well do ALL the rubber bits while you are there.  Most of them are
very cheap.  Don't forget the endlink bushings that go into the control
arms.

> The swaybar
> bushings that go in the control arms are shot, but they seem to
> be difficult
> to replace. Are they?

I finally got them to go not by freezing them, but by letting them soak in
oil for a little while.  I sprayed silicone lube on them a few times and
they just popped right in.  The first time I tried I wasn't so successfull..

> The second choice I have is to change the swaybar
> bushings/balljoints when I
> am not as short of cash as I am right now.

Do the swaybar bushings now.  They're cheap (maybe $5 or so each from the
dealer?).  The ball joints can wait untill they are ready to go (fail).
They aren't really a "while you're at it" item.

Later


-Marc-

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